Key healthcare provisions take effect as GOP moves into House

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/135287-numerous-reform-law-provisions-take-effect-jan-1

Key parts of the new healthcare law will go into effect on Jan. 1, just before a Republican-controlled House returns to Washington.

The massive overhaul of healthcare approved by Congress earlier this year will begin to take effect in 2011, though some of the biggest changes prompted by the law — including the mandate that everyone buy insurance, the state insurance exchanges and subsidies to help most Americans buy insurance — don't kick in until 2014.

Still, more than 20 provisions of the reform law go into effect in 2011, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation timeline.

(snip)
Democrats frontloaded the law with a number of consumer-protection related provisions that they expect will boost support for the overhaul. Among the changes taking effect next year are provisions that could prove popular, including a requirement that healthcare plans provide rebates to customers who spend less than 80 percent of premiums on healthcare.


(complete list of the changes that will go into effect Jan. 1 at link)

[frazzled]

1. There's an error in wording of one of those provisions I think

"a requirement that healthcare plans provide rebates to customers who spend less than 80 percent of premiums on healthcare"

The customers don't have to spend 80% of premiums on healthcare to receive rebates. The plans must spend 80% of the premiums on healthcare or give rebates to customers. They need an editor on The Hill.

[cal04]

3. thank you frazzled. I wrote them and this is what they have now

Among the changes taking effect next year are provisions that could prove popular, including a requirement for healthcare plans that spend less than 80 percent of premiums on healthcare services to provide rebates to customers.

:hi:

[frazzled]

5. Wow, they actually made the change in response to your writing them

Thank YOU, then! I probably wouldn't have bothered, thinking they wouldn't fix it (though I am an editor by trade!)

[SoCalDem]

2. No matter.. The Orange One has it all planned out..The de-funding, that is

:grr:

[Ron Green]

4. Medicare for All!